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Darryl PaulsonMarch 2, 2018

Anyone who follows the news knows that opioid abuse and drug deaths are a national problem; 63,000 Americans die of drug overdoses in 2016, an increase of 21 percent over 2015. Opioid deaths in Florida increased to 5,725 in 2016, a 35 percent increase over the previous year. It is important to remember that opioid […]

Mitch PerryDecember 11, 2017

With just four days left before the 2018 Affordable Care Act sign-up deadline, the Tampa Bay area’s two Democrats — Charlie Crist and Kathy Castor — met Monday at St. Joseph’s Hospital in West Tampa to get the word out before they head back to Washington. “Time is short,” said Castor, repeating her frustration that […]

Scott PowersDecember 7, 2017

Three South Florida congressional districts represented by Republicans would be among the hardest-hit in the country according to a new report assessing how many people would lose or drop health care coverage if the final tax reform bill in Congress includes the U.S. Senate’s provision to repeal the individual coverage mandate in Obamacare. A report […]

Joe HendersonNovember 7, 2017

Today’s question, class: If you voted for Donald Trump in the last election, would you vote for him again knowing what you know today? If you didn’t vote him then, would you do so now? Yes? No? Wednesday will mark one year since Trump turned the world upside down with his shocking, stunning, unexpected – […]

Mitch PerryOctober 19, 2017

A potential breakthrough in health care legislation broke out this week with the announcement of a bipartisan deal in the Senate proposed by Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander and Washington Democrat Patty Murray. The deal would include funding through 2019 for the Affordable Care Act’s cost-sharing program, which President Donald Trump cut last week. It would allow […]

Associated PressOctober 17, 2017

President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a warning shot after Republican Sen. John McCain questioned “half-baked, spurious nationalism” in America’s foreign policy, saying “people have to be careful because at some point I fight back.” McCain, a former Navy pilot who spent 5½ years in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp and is battling brain […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2017

President Donald Trump took the first steps toward fulfilling his vow to dismantle Obamacare, and Tarpon Springs Republican Gus Bilirakis is thrilled. Trump signed an executive order Thursday that calls on his administration to develop policies to increase health care competition and choice with the intent of improving the quality of health care and lower prices. […]

Guest AuthorAugust 23, 2017

We recently learned that if the Donald Trump administration pulls Obamacare subsidies, premiums will jump 20 percent on the most popular coverage, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. This would be very bad news for Floridians who are already struggling with the rising costs of health care. Our state has led the nation in Obamacare sign […]

Drew WilsonAugust 2, 2017

A liberal political committee put out digital ads this week painting the GOP as dysfunctional after Senate Republicans failed to pass a “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act. American Bridge said it would run the ads in four states, including Florida, and will focus on targeting swing voters through social media. “The Republican Congress […]

Scott PowersJuly 31, 2017

The House District 44 Republican primary is boiling, as John Newstreet responded to a shadow group’s attack ads with a Facebook Live video decrying them as “not true” and his campaign blamed rival Bobby Olszewski, who denied involvement and disavowed such politics. The ruckus is over mailers and an internet site sponsored by a new […]

Tag: obamacare

Darryl Paulson: The forgotten voices in the opioid debate

Charlie Crist, Kathy Castor call for Obamacare sign-ups as deadline looms

Report says loss of health care mandate would hit South, Central Florida hard

Joe Henderson: Would you vote for Donald Trump again?

Kathy Castor optimistic about bipartisan health care proposal

Donald Trump issues warning to John McCain after senator’s tough speech

Gus Bilirakis ‘thrilled’ with Trump’s new health care executive order

Amy Mercado: The never-ending battle against higher premiums

Political committee attacks Florida Republicans in new ad campaign

John Newstreet’s campaign blames Bobby Olszewski for ‘liberal Newstreet’ attack ads; Olszewski denies involvement